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Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi reached Kuwait on Saturday on a two-day official visit carrying a special letter of Prime Minister Imran Khan for the Emir of Kuwait DESPARDES
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Funds established in Bahrain are not restricted to investing in the kingdom; Bahrain has the region’s largest Fintech hub – Bahrain Fintech Bay; The combo provides great investment opportunities for
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A Special Privilege Iqama Center is being constituted as the sole competent body to regulate and manage everything related to the new iqama SAUDI GAZETTE – The fee for permanent
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The World Bank says nearly two-thirds of the people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are under the age of 30 BE2C2 Report – The youth of
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Oil prices rose on Thursday for a third day running as fears of supply disruption amid heightened tensions in the Middle East PKONWEB Report – Pakistan on Thursday urged United
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DESPARDES News Monitor – A state-aligned Saudi newspaper is calling for “surgical” U.S. strikes in retaliation against alleged threats from Iran. The Arab News published an editorial in English on
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The Harpoon is also capable of ship-to-land strikes DESPARDES News Monitor – Boeing Co. has received a contract modification from the U.S. Navy for production of Harpoon missiles for Saudi
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U.S. asks Turkey delay taking delivery of Russian missile; Ankara unlikely to back down DESPARDES News Monitor – Turkey is discussing with the United States setting up a working group
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Deputy commander of anti-Isis coalition rebuts White House justification for sending troops DESPARDES News Report – The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has been sent to the Gulf as part
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SAEED HAIDER – Explosive-laden drones attacked Saudi Arabian Oil Company’s (Saudi Aramco) oil facilities near Riyadh Tuesday causing closure of the pipeline as a precautionary measure. A statement issued by
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DESPARDES News Monitor – “Fireworks have begun. Crude prices (are) in for jump. Trump is faced with a precarious situation. This may destroy the Iranian economy, yet, the price at the
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Dangerous game unfolding in the region. Tehran being blamed. Why would Iran do this now? Anyone else sees Mossad’s handiwork as Israel will be big gainer, tweeted Abbas Nasir, the
Continue readingShip Sabotage in UAE: Gulf Oil Supply at Risk. ‘Dangerous Game Unfolding’